Golden State Valkyries vanquish Las Vegas Aces to reach WNBA finals in second season

Williams scores eight in OT as Valkyries win 87-77Golden State sweep defending champions Las VegasValkyries to face Atlanta Dream in first WNBA finalsGabby Williams scored eight points in overtime as the Golden State Valkyries completed a three-game sweep of the defending champion Las Vegas Aces with an 87-77 road victory on Friday, advancing to the WNBA finals in only their second season as an expansion franchise.After a Golden State run in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter forced overtime, the Valkyries outscored the Aces 16-6 in the extra period to secure the series in convincing fashion. Continue reading…

Golden State completed a stunning sweep of defending champions Las Vegas to reach the WNBA finals in only their second season Gabby Williams scored eight points in overtime as the Golden State Valkyries completed a three-game sweep of the defending champion Las Vegas Aces with an 87-77 road victory on Friday, advancing to the WNBA finals in only their second season as an expansion franchise. After a Golden State run in the final three minutes of the fourth quarter forced overtime, the Valkyries outscored the Aces 16-6 in the extra period to secure the series in convincing fashion.

“Obviously it feels good, especially to beat the defending champs,” Golden State’s Kiah Stokes said. “They’re a team that can get hot real quick, and I think we didn’t want this to go to Game 4, Game 5, because like I said, they’re defending champs. They’ve been in this position, you don’t really want to give them any life.” The